diff --git a/ch-covidcertificate-backend-verifier/ch-covidcertificate-backend-verifier-data/pom.xml b/ch-covidcertificate-backend-verifier/ch-covidcertificate-backend-verifier-data/pom.xml
index 5ed61567..fe0923b5 100644
--- a/ch-covidcertificate-backend-verifier/ch-covidcertificate-backend-verifier-data/pom.xml
+++ b/ch-covidcertificate-backend-verifier/ch-covidcertificate-backend-verifier-data/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.postgresql</groupId>
             <artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
-            <version>42.3.3</version>
+            <version>42.3.6</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.flywaydb</groupId>
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
-            <version>1.16.3</version>
+            <version>1.17.2</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>0.8.7</version>
+                <version>0.8.8</version>
                 <executions>
                     <!-- to avoid bugs in some situations -->
                     <execution>
diff --git a/ch-covidcertificate-backend-verifier/ch-covidcertificate-backend-verifier-report/pom.xml b/ch-covidcertificate-backend-verifier/ch-covidcertificate-backend-verifier-report/pom.xml
index cbd7e365..51671c16 100644
--- a/ch-covidcertificate-backend-verifier/ch-covidcertificate-backend-verifier-report/pom.xml
+++ b/ch-covidcertificate-backend-verifier/ch-covidcertificate-backend-verifier-report/pom.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>0.8.7</version>
+                <version>0.8.8</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>report-aggregate</id>
diff --git a/ch-covidcertificate-backend-verifier/ch-covidcertificate-backend-verifier-sync/pom.xml b/ch-covidcertificate-backend-verifier/ch-covidcertificate-backend-verifier-sync/pom.xml
index f0ea35b9..35a4681e 100644
--- a/ch-covidcertificate-backend-verifier/ch-covidcertificate-backend-verifier-sync/pom.xml
+++ b/ch-covidcertificate-backend-verifier/ch-covidcertificate-backend-verifier-sync/pom.xml
@@ -82,13 +82,13 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
             <artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
-            <version>1.16.3</version>
+            <version>1.17.2</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
-            <version>1.16.3</version>
+            <version>1.17.2</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>0.8.7</version>
+                <version>0.8.8</version>
                 <executions>
                     <!-- to avoid bugs in some situations -->
                     <execution>
diff --git a/ch-covidcertificate-backend-verifier/ch-covidcertificate-backend-verifier-ws/pom.xml b/ch-covidcertificate-backend-verifier/ch-covidcertificate-backend-verifier-ws/pom.xml
index ad0e67d0..f35ca6f4 100644
--- a/ch-covidcertificate-backend-verifier/ch-covidcertificate-backend-verifier-ws/pom.xml
+++ b/ch-covidcertificate-backend-verifier/ch-covidcertificate-backend-verifier-ws/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <properties>
-        <testcontainers.version>1.16.3</testcontainers.version>
+        <testcontainers.version>1.17.2</testcontainers.version>
         <sonar.projectKey>${env.SONAR_PROJECTKEY}</sonar.projectKey>
     </properties>
 
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>0.8.7</version>
+                <version>0.8.8</version>
                 <executions>
                     <!-- to avoid bugs in some situations -->
                     <execution>
diff --git a/ch-covidcertificate-backend-verifier/pom.xml b/ch-covidcertificate-backend-verifier/pom.xml
index 84fd5e4c..2d7eb500 100644
--- a/ch-covidcertificate-backend-verifier/pom.xml
+++ b/ch-covidcertificate-backend-verifier/pom.xml
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
 
-        <spring-boot-version>2.6.6</spring-boot-version>
-        <spring-cloud-sleuth-version>3.1.1</spring-cloud-sleuth-version>
+        <spring-boot-version>2.7.0</spring-boot-version>
+        <spring-cloud-sleuth-version>3.1.3</spring-cloud-sleuth-version>
         <jackson-version>2.11.1</jackson-version>
-        <jsonwebtoken-version>0.11.2</jsonwebtoken-version>
-        <testcontainers-version>1.16.3</testcontainers-version>
-        <shedlock.version>4.33.0</shedlock.version>
+        <jsonwebtoken-version>0.11.5</jsonwebtoken-version>
+        <testcontainers-version>1.17.2</testcontainers-version>
+        <shedlock.version>4.36.0</shedlock.version>
         <spring-cloud-connectors-version>2.2.13.RELEASE</spring-cloud-connectors-version>
 
         <itCoverageAgent></itCoverageAgent>